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If you don't trust the foundation of your house, it's not a death sentence. You can make a new foundation for your house or any other building yourself, without the help of special equipment. No need to lift the house with jacks! If the bottom log does not require replacement, or the floor height in the house allows you to throw out the bottom log altogether (you never know), then you won't need to lift the house with jacks and pray that nothing slips off or gets skewed. The method I used to add support points for a wooden extension to a load-bearing base is not only easy to implement, but also quite budget-friendly. You will see the principle of the work in this video, improvisation depending on the specifics of your situation is welcome! Important clarification: in this way, you can support your building so that it does not sink further into the ground due to a questionable foundation only if there is something to support. If your bottom crown of a wooden house has not yet gone underground, and the log is strong enough to bear the load of the entire structure, then this method will suit you. The method is guaranteed to work for wooden houses or frame houses with a lower strapping; brick houses are unlikely to be supported this way, unless you pour a concrete strip with a reinforcing frame in small parts, and even then it is difficult to give a guarantee. Good luck in your work and all the best!